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Connecticut western news., 1887-12-14
CANAAN, CONN, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER
The Singing Leper. A Saxon king with merry throng mood

The Singing Leper. A Saxon king with merry throng
 Of nobles hunted in wood At eventide, when To! a song
 Most wondrous broke, tremulous flood Of praise from distant lips unseen. The hunters halted, listening keen
 To catch each nearing echo, till Among the trees form unclean,
 A leper white moved up the hill Across their path, and sang the while. His livid features wore smile;
 His wrinkled hands were clasped in prayer While living death, 8 master vile,
 Made all his flesh thoroughfare For swift and myriad footed pain. And all the while he sang his strain;
 Then spake the king with stirring call, And bade him halt; and with his train The king moved on-with care withal And questioned him with pitying gaze. "How sing you thus these words of praise When life is death!' A moments pause, Then smiling answered he: "I raise
 My voice in songs of joy because Although leper, yet know ''That as my frame decays grow
 More near the sure deliverance That comes from God, whose graces flow Through all the wastes of circumstance And moves by life and soul to Him." The kings and nobles' eyes grew dim.
 Then turning to his train the king Spake thus: "Unto the very brim
 Is this mans sorrow, yet they bring Rejoicings for he trusts his Lord. "This leper's voice shall here record
 We have not hunted all in vain. Our spells this day is as sword
 Whose shining blade shall conquer pain. And to our homes we turn again With larger faith and nobler word Lyman Whitney Allen in the Independent.
Connecticut western news., 1887-12-14
Nearly 400, ,OOO, 900 People in China.

The authorities of PcAin have recently taken a census of the Empire, and as it was for taxing purposes the proncncss to dis lclicve in the large estira atcs must be modified accordingly. The figures returned by tn, village bailiffs made the population 316, 3s3, 500, which together with the estimates of five provinces omitted, makes the aggregate about 392, 900, 900. These figures are inde- pendent of the population of Corea, Thibct and Kashgar. As the popula- tion of India exceeds 25O, 900, 900, the than half the entire human race. Lion don Times
Connecticut western news., 1887-12-14

The Electrical World says that so great success has attended the Schlesinger electric system in the Lykens Valley (Penn) coal mine railroad, that it is hereafter to take the place of the steam locomotive This is interesting as being the first instance in America, if not in the world, in which the electric motor has replaced the steam locomotive en- zine in the railroad service.
Connecticut western news., 1887-12-14

There is chain of prairie dog towns along tho Texas and Pacific Railroad for distance of 100 miles. Some of the villages cover five acres of ground. Hunters say it is almost impossible tc kill one of the dogs and get his body, so quickly does he dive into his hole at tho explosion of gun. Deluging their holes with water will not drive them
Connecticut western news., 1887-12-14

A Galloway cow next season is to make her home at the Signal Service building on the top of Pikc's Peak in Colorado. She will be the highest COW on earth. A stable will be built for her, and burro will pack the feed to her. She is to be kept there for milk. The reason Galloway has been selected is because it IS thought that she has the best lung power of any of the breeds and the thickest jacket to protect her from the cold
Connecticut western news., 1887-12-14
A Hard Hit,

"If I were bald as you," said Gus Smith to one of the most prominent citizens of Austin, 'sI would wear wig"
 Il don't sec why you should ever wear wig if you were bald" was tho quiet response. "An empty barn doesn't nsed anJ roef. Hiftl s:s,,
Connecticut western news., 1887-12-14

The oldestconsul of the United States in, continuous service is Horatio J. spraguc, whoNwas<appointed to the con- sulate at Gibrakar in 1846, Al years ago. He seems to- be Mixture, but his c-fice isl apparently not sinecure, for his salary is only $1, 500 agear, while his expenditure in maintaining the office is S7,OO0 annually.
Connecticut western news., 1887-12-14

Female passengers from Europe are giving New York Custom House officers much trouble, on account of their pro- pensity to smuggle. One week recently not less than eighty-six women who came on single ship were detected with centraband articles on their per sons of the value of $6, 71S
Connecticut western news., 1887-12-14

The Government experiments this year in making sugar from sorghum are said to be very successlui.a On fair soil the yield of caue was m average of twelve tons The average yield of sugar per acre was 1900 pounds and of syrup 1sO gallons. It is claimed that at this rate, even at the present low price of sugar, the bushes of making sugar from sorghum would be very profitable
Connecticut western news., 1887-12-14

It will be surprising to many people 10 feafn that=ahey may be blind not only in the eyes but in the ears. Recent in- vestigations have given certain class of phenomena the name of ''sound blind ness" This designates the apparent in ability which exists in many persons to distinguish between the sounds of cer-. tain words or letters.
Connecticut western news., 1887-12-14

Every now and again we hear of a per
 son ejecting some monster from the stomach. The latest case was that of a young woman who threw up turtle. But on further examination it was found to be simply piece of orange peel. We suspect othertales of the same sort would have alike explanation if properly ex-
Connecticut western news., 1887-12-14
Caught.

He-What will you have, dear, candy or ice-cream?
 she-No, Edward, get me some pop. corn, please.
 He-Do you like that stuff7
 She-Yes; I like everything that pops. Harper's Bazar.
Connecticut western news., 1887-12-14

London's Ragged Sunday Schools, !" which are declared to be the great means of reaching and improving the poor children of that city, are lncreas- ing fast in numbers and influence. They now have 4O,0Oo scholars and 400O teachers.
Connecticut western news., 1887-12-14
The Cause of It.

Wife (who has had her photograph taken)---I think the expression about the mouth, John, is too firm.
 Husband---A trife, perhaps; but it was probably an effort for you to keep 1t shut, my dear.-[New York Sun.
Connecticut western news., 1887-12-14

A Detroit customs officer says that in- mense quantities of dutiable goods are smuggled into Canada from that port every year. Much of the smuggling is done by Canadian people of social po-
Connecticut western news., 1887-12-14
Connecticut Western News.
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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-04-27
DESTROYED BY A MOB.
Paulding County, Ohio, Reservoir Blown
Up-A Force of Militia Sent to the Scene.

COLUMBUS, O.. April 26 The Governor, this
afternoon, ordered the Toledo Company of the
National Guard to the scene of the riot at the
Paudng county reservoir The information in
BRIEF as outlined to the Governor, is that 200
masked men overpowered the gnards at the res
ervoir last Eight and blew up the banks, satur-
ated the locks and timber with oil and burned
of the Governor. The building occupied by the
gate. keeper was also burned The band worked
all night cutting the dykes with picks
and spades. The volume of water is thus
largely reduced, though the reservoir is not en-
tirely drained. The amount of damage is esti-
substantially unit in desiring the destruction
of the reservoir, because it covers a vast area of
fine farming land and renders the entire region
sickly. They will give no information as to the
men who were concerned in the outrage Fifty
picked men of the three Toledo companies OF
the Sixteenth Regiment with their officers. and
the Toledo section of the Fourth Ohio Battery
with Gatling gun, and accompanied by Adju-
tant-general Kline. left here this evening for
Antwerp, in response TO the Governors orders
There is no likelihood of an armed collision.
1t should be understood that this fragment CT
the old Wabash and Erie canal is not to be con :
sidered necessary to the maintenance of the in
tegrity of the canal system of Ohio. A bill was
introduced in the State Legislature last winte r
to abandon it and sell it and the reservoir bat it
failed to pass.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-04-27
A CONSPIRACY FRUSTRATED.
A Plan for RObbing Bank Miscarries Because
of Quarrel Among the Thieves.

LAREDO, Tex, April 26.-Marailano CARVER
was shot and killed here, early yesterday morn
ing, by Theodore Sandus. An investigation Of
one Of the most daring robberies ever attempted
in Texas. The officers of the Milmon National
Bauk had received information that an organ
lied band of men, composed Of Americans and
Mexicans, had concocted plan to rob the bank
on the afternoon of April 49, at 8 o'clock. Two
of the gang were to enter the bank, one of them
was to present check to the teller. and when
that official looked at it was to level pistol at
his head, with the command, Hands up! Be
silent" His confederate was then to enter
through the presidents room and rob the vault
In the meantime FIVE others of the gang were to
ride up. leading two saddled horses tor the use
OF their friends in the bank, which the latter
were to mount, after having secured the booty,
and ride away protected by the 9th
or hve men. Every day since the
bank was notified. u has been secretly guarded
by determined posse of deputy sheriffs Yes
terday Jesus Perese, Franciscan Ramous and
Manuel Alqulta were arrested on a charge of be-
ing implicated in the plot to rob the bank Sub
sequen:ly, Henry Barnard, the leader, was ar
rested on train between here and San Antonio
brought to this city and lodged in JAIL 1t now
appears from the statement of Theodore Sandus
the slayer OF CARVER, that they were members
OF the gang. and that all the members had taken
q solemn oath not to divulge the purpose of the
organization under penalty of death. CARVER
having accused Sandus of betraying the gang
the latter shot him. Sandus claims that the de-
ceased attacked him with bowie knife, and that
the shooting was done in self-defense Barnard
who is highly connected, attacked two of the
others of the gang who confined in Jail with
him. last night. with knife he had concealed
on his person and cut and dangerously wounded
them. 1t is thought one of them viii die.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-04-27
ONE WOMAN'S WOES.
The Wife of Retired Naval Officer Appeals to
Poor Board for Relief.

wILKEsBARRE, April &c. - In 1854 Annie
Dougherty, then child of few years. removed
with her parents from New York city to Pensa-
cola Fla, where her father had purchas ed
farm adjoining the navy-yard At the age
OF sixteen Miss Dougherty was wooed and we'd
ded to young man named Henry Mitchell.
The union did not prove happy one and, after
sixteen months of married life. the couple separ-
ated, Mitchell taking his departure for the North
and the wife returning to the parental roof In
self to be, met at ball Lieut.. James Heron,
United States navy. 1t was love at first sight.
Mitchell not turning up in due time his wife
secured divorce, and was at liberty to marry
Heron, which she did in 1879.
The second marriage was happy one up to
last September, when Heron was taken sick
and placed on the retired list with salary of
1925 month During the bust bands absence in
Washington Mrs. Heron came on to Wilkes
barre TO visit relatives. After a months stay
here she expected TO hear from her husband,
but he refused to write to her send any
money. The result was the wife was thrown
upon the cold charity of the world Congress
man Lynch wrote TO the Secretary of the Navy
about the matter. The latter repled that he
was powerless as Heron claimed that he was
never married to the woman. When the wife
heard this reply she was almost heartbroken.
She produced her marriage certificate. and with
out saying word to anybody appeared before
the poor board and asked for means to take her
to Pensacola, where she could bring suit to com
pei her husband to support her. Her relatives
would not hear OF this and subscribed purse
to take the woman South.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-04-27
DOWN AN EMBANKMENT.
The Car Of an Inspection Party Thrown from
the Track and Its Occupants Injured.

TOPEKA, Kan, April pa special train ar
rived on the Rock Island at P. NJ to-day, hav.
ing on board party of injured men from Hor-
ton. These consisted of Lieutenant governor
Riddle. Secretary of State Allen and State Aud
itor Mccarthy, OF the Kansas Board Of Railroad
Assessors, who have been making tour Of in
spection over the Chicago. Kansas & Nebraska
road. They were accompanied by President
Low and General Manager Fischer. and with
the entire train crew, were more or less bruised
and injured. The party left Horton this morn
ing to go west on the Atcnison branch of
the Rock Island. and one mile west of that
place the train was hurled down an emtankment
twenty-five feet high. Mr. Allen was hurt
the most seriously but not dangerously SO. Gov
ernor Riddle was injured in the left leg and had
to be carried from the scene also Mr.. Al
len. but he is all right Mccarthy was bruised
badly about the head. Judge Severy, of the Iowa
Supreme Court was very badly hurt about the
head. Nearly every one in the special was
more or less injured. President Low and the
porter of the car alone escaping unscratched.
Judge Severy was sent to Atchison and the "a
ers we're brought to Topeka Allen and ...ddie
are confined to their beds.
The engine was backing up, driving the special
car "Coiumbia," when the tender jumped from
the track and drew the locomotive after it, the
coach following The engine landed bottom up
on the side of hill, and the engineer still held
on to the lever lie was merely scratched.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-04-27
OBITUARY.
cent years.

Hamilton s. NIacRae, One of the Best Known
of Indiana's Educators.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal
MARION. April 26.-Another of Marion's most
distinguished citizens passed away this morning
in the person of Prof. Hamilton S. MacRae,
superntendent of the Marion public schools
nearly four months from decay of the blood,
which was the cause of his death.
Mr.. McRae one of the most widely known
educators in the State. and was leading con-
tributor to number of school journ ais and peri
odicais. He was born in Harrison county, Indi-
ana, Jan. 2, 1893. He attended Friendship
Seminary at Elizabeth. entered Bloomington
University in 1S53 and graduated IN in 1857 de-
llvering the vaedictorv studied law under
Hon. William A. Proctor. of Corydon,
and was elected district attorney of the
Common Pleas Court. and was elected
to the Legislature in 1861 to fill vacancy He
joined Company b, Sixty ninth Indiana In
fantry, private, Aug. Ii, 1862 and was mus
tered out a captain May 81, 1865 Was ap-
pointed principal of the ThiI.d-ward schools of
Terre Hante in 1865 Became SUPERINTENDENT of
the Vevay schools, and school ex-
aminer of Switzerland county in
1866 Was elected superintent of the
the same cauacisy four years ago He was q
member of the Beta Theta Pi fraternity and of
the Grand Army of the Republic. He was also
a member of the Indiana State Teachers Asso-
citation. the American Metric Bureau. the Ma
tional Educational Assoc iation and the Spelling
Reform Association. His remains will be in
TERED at Muncie on Friday.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-04-27

Ice cheers. Similar insults and caiumnies had
been met in former times in very different
manner from that adopted nowadays ICheers.
Mr Harrington then proceeded TO criticise the
BILL
The debate tonight was langud and the speak
ers repeated old arguments. The House was mac
tlve An interesting incident occurred, however,
resulting from question bv James e. Carewa,
Nationalist, who asked what w. II. Smith meant
by associatlng the National League with cow
ardly assassins who were tyrannizing over peace
ful peasants"
Mr.. Smith stated that the phrase occurred in
letter written by his secretary. He himself
had not seen It, but accepted responsibility for
the language used.
The question was then asked, What did
Smith mean by compiling Gladstonians with
avowed enemies of EnglandP
Mr. Smith again admitted that this phrase had
Deen used by his secretary IN a letter which ne
himself had not seen. He declined to be explicit
as to the meaning of the expression. but referred
his quesrioners to the columns Of United Ireland
Mr. Smiths remarks gave rise to considerable
excitement and disorder, and serious row
seemed imminent The Speaker interfered and
succeeded in restoring peace. The Liberals
dissatisfied, however and will insist upon q
formal explanation oy Smith.
The government has decided to apply coture
On Thursday if the opposition persists in pro-
longing the debate
Mundella and Dillon criticised the crimes and
land bills Dillon said Irish people were crowd
ing emigrant ships as fast as they could be
borne away. If, instead of giving sUhstantiae
rellef. the government persisted in offering TIM
detestable and contemplate mockery found /
the land bill. some people, in despair. would
seek refuge in America while others. cour-
ageous enough. would remain at home and seek
refuge IN some sort of combination, if not
openly, then secretly
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-04-27
THE IRISH COERCION BILL.
1t Will Be Put in Force Almost ImmeCiiatel
After Its Passaee

1t Will Be Put in Force Almost immediately
After Its Passage
LONDON, April 26.-When the motion was
made, in the House of Commons. this evening,
to go into committee on the coercion bill. Robert
Threshie Reid, Liberal member for Dumfries.
moved that the House decline to proceed with
any measure directed against tenants combining
for relief until full measure for their relief
from excessive rents was presented in Parlia-
ment.
RI Hon. George Shaw Lefevrs. Liberal mem
Der for Central Bradford, seconded Mr. Reid's
motion
Mr. Balfour, Chief Secretary for Ireland,
said that the government must oppose any
amendment. The bill was meant to put down
crime that no countries in Europe would toler-
ate, and the government would not tolerate it
twenty-four hours after the passage Of the
measure.
Mr. Gladstone asked whether Mr.. Balfour
would furnish a memorandum showing upon
what principle the police classified crime in
ireland
Mr. Balfour said he would furnish memo.
randun giving the desired information.
Viscount Wolmer. in the course of Unionist
speech, referred 20 the charges against Mr. Par
nell, and asked why a libel action had not been
opened against the Times. He said that Mr..
Parnell unless the charges proved to be
true, could not only get enormous damages
from his calumniators, but at the time
could aim deadly blow at the Unionist cause.
Ii an action not commenced the people
could not be blamed for drawing the worst con-
clusions against Mr. Parnell
Mr.. Harrison deprecated the spirit that had
been impaired to the debate. He had thought
that the word of man who had never yet been
proven guilty of falsehood would have been
taken anywhere If it suited ths Conservatives
to repeat their offensive nsinuations and con-
tinue the same offensive methods, then their op-
ponents could hardly be held answerable for
their temper il meeting the charges. IParnell-
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-04-27
BUFFALO'S TEWKESBURY.
Horrible Stories of Brutality to Insane Pa
tients To Be Laid Before the Grand Jury.

BUFFALO, April 26-The facts about the al
legged murder of Charles W. Brown by attend
ants Toller, Sharkey and Nuhn, at the Buffalo
State Insane Asylum, will be laid before the
grand jury tomorrow. Thomas B. O'Brien, who
caused the arrest Of the attendants, has secured
some very sensational evidence of cruelties al
legged to have been carried on at the asylum. He
has an affidavit from Mrs. Mary Grant She
says that the night she arrived she was forced
to take an opiate by two attendants, who seized
her by the throat and hair That night she was
frightened by the attendants appearing in their
night dress and thruSting dark lantern in her
face. She was sick in bed for several weeks,
and thought she would die. She could not sleep
from hearing readfullaDguage and seeing awful
sights.
While she was still weak she was forced to
work in the laundry. Two days before the
birth of her child she refused to work, when
Miss James, an attendant, showed her down
four or five steps and she fell. When she
reached the laundry she fell in spasm under
the wash tub, and was carried back to the ward
in sheet After the doctor left her she had no
attendant day or night When she got up she
was removed to another room and placed in an
iron crib three feet high. Here she stayed for
month.
Mrs Grant also tells of a lady patient who
was knocked down and stamped upon because
she refused to eat her breakfast She saw an
other patient thrust her arm purposelv into the
steam mangle in the laundry. The
bones were crushed, and she could smell the
burning flesh. She saw another patient jump
from bathroom window. and, as she was GO
ing through the attendant caught ber by the
hair and retained a handful of it. The woman's
arm was broken, and she was otherwise injured.
Another witness will be Abram White. a rep
resentative business man of Perry, N. Y. He
swears that while ne was in the asylum he had
four ribs broken by the jacks and the kneeling
process. Once at the table, when he declined
to eat a funnel was thrust into his mouth, cut
ting his lips and tongue Milk was then poured
down his throat. O'Brien also has the evidence
Of undertaken who, few days ago, buried a
man from the asylum whose eyes were black
ened. 1t is expected that the evidence before
the grand jury will be very sensational